The Bachelorette 2017: Apollo reveals he lost half his body weight following health scare

By Julia Naughton| 2 years ago

There's an inspiring story behind the shredded Bachie suitor.

He's the outgoing magician from Queensland, but beneath the ripped facade, Bachelorette suitor Apollo has quite the story to tell.

The 24-year-old -- who is already a frontrunner in the race for Sophie Monk's heart -- has revealed he lost half his body weight and completely transformed his life after suffering a heart attack in 2015. He was just 22 years old.

"I went through a period where I was crazy stressed, so I ended up overweight," Apollo told NW magazine. "I put on 40 kilos, weighing 150kg, was mega-stressed, not happy and went through a bit of depression.

"Then, I had a heart attack," he said.

He'd just finished a 14-hour shift and was at a friend's place when it came on.

"I ended up in critical care for two weeks and I just reassessed my life," Apollo said. "I just went, 'OK, what do I really want in my life?'"

It truly was a life-changing experience, he explains, that resulted in him quitting the two jobs he had and pursuing his passion of "making people smile."

"Performing magic and singing for people in the critical care ward and just seeing their smiles and watching their eyes light up was just such a good feeling," he explained. "Everyone has a drive and passion, it’s just about discovering that and taking it into whatever you want as a career."

As for how The Bachelorette gig came to land in his lap?

"I was scouted, actually!" he revealed to the publication. "I’d been single for a year-and-a-half and to be honest, I hadn’t had time for a relationship."